2021

Previous years

Other important dates

Monash Malaysia

Monash Indonesia

Summer and winter semester

The dates for summer and winter semester vary from unit to unit. For more information, see summer and winter units.

November teaching period (2025)

See all dates for the November teaching period (NOV12).

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science

Teaching periods for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Bachelor of Pharmacy placement dates for years three and four.

January
Fri 01 Public holiday: New Years Day (University closed)
Thu 07 University reopens
Mon 18 Deferred and supplementary final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for semester two (S2-01) 2020, summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV12) 2020
Mon 18 Coursework scholarship applications: open for 2021 (round 2)
Fri 22 Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 1 (MO-TP1-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Mon 25 Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01)
Tue 26 Public holiday: Australia Day (University closed)
Fri 29 Census date for teaching period: summer semester B (SSB-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions above this table
Fri 29 Census date for teaching period: summer A-semester 1 (SS-S1-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
February
Mon 08 Allocate+ preference entry: closes 9am for semester one (S1-01)
Mon 08 Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): begin for semester two (S2-01) 2020
Fri 12 Coursework scholarship applications: close for 2021 (round 2)
Mon 15 Final assessments (exams): begin for summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020
Mon 15 Census date for teaching period: MBA1 (MBA-TP1-01), term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees
Mon 15 Graduation: applications open for May in Australia
Tue 16 Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester one (S1-01)
Mon 22 Orientation Week: begins
Wed 24 Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): end for semester two (S2-01) 2020, summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020
Fri 26 Fees due: for semester one (S1-01)
Fri 26 Results: release begins (deferred and supplementary) for semester two (S2-01) 2020, summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020. Most results to be released 26 Feb - 8 Mar. See results web page for details.
Fri 26 Last day to add off-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units
Fri 26 Orientation Week: ends
March
Mon 01 Semester one (S1-01) and full-year (FY-01) begins
Mon 08 Census date for teaching period: MBA2 (MBA-TP2-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Fri 12 Last day to add on-campus semester one (S1-01) or full-year (FY-01) units
Sun 14 Graduation: applications close for April in Malaysia and May in Australia
Mon 15 Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester one (S1-01)
Fri 19 Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 2 (MO-TP2-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Mon 22 Graduation: applications open for July in Australia (Australia Awards coursework students, PhD and research masters students only) and October in Australia
Wed 31 Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 1/2021 (international students)
Wed 31 Census date for teaching period: semester one (S1-01), semester one (extended) (S1-32), semester 2 (northern) (S2-60) and trimester A (TRI-A-29). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees
Wed 31 Last day to withdraw from semester one (S1-01) units with Withdrawn showing your academic record (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
April
Thu 01 Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 3/2021 (international students)
Fri 02 Public holiday: Good Friday (University closed)
Sun 04 Daylight saving ends: turn clocks back one hour
Mon 05 Mid-semester break: begins
Mon 05 Public holiday: Easter Monday (University closed)
Tue 06 Public holiday: Easter Tuesday (University closed)
Fri 09 Mid-semester break: ends
Sun 25 Public holiday: Anzac Day (University closed)
Sun 25 Graduation: applications close for July in Australia (Australia Awards coursework students, PhD and research masters students only)
Fri 30 Census date for teaching period: full-year (FY-01), full-year (extended) (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees
Fri 30 Last day to withdraw from full-year (FY-01) units without Withdrawn showing on your academic record (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
May
Mon 03 Last day to withdraw from semester one (S1-01) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail, (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Mon 10 Final assessment (exam) timetable published in Allocate+: for semester one (S1-01)
Mon 10 Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus
Mon 10 Course transfers: applications open for semester two
Fri 21 Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 3 (MO-TP3-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Fri 28 Semester one (S1-01) ends. Last day to withdraw from semester one (S1-01) units with Withdrawn Fail showing on academic record. Units cannot be withdrawn after this date (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Fri 28 Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus
Mon 31 Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2021 (domestic students)
Mon 31 Census date for teaching period: MBA3 (MBA-TP3-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Mon 31 Swot vac: begins
Mon 31 Coursework scholarship applications: open for mid-year 2021
June
Tue 01 Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 4/2021 (domestic students)
Fri 04 Swot vac: ends
Mon 07 Final assessments (exams): begin for semester one (S1-01)
Fri 11 Course transfers: applications close for semester two
Mon 14 Allocate+ preference entry: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01)
Fri 25 Final assessments (exams): end for semester one (S1-01)
Mon 28 Allocate+ preference entry: closes 9am for semester two (S2-01)
Wed 30 Census date for teaching period: winter (WS-01). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions above this table
Wed 30 Census date for teaching period: trimester 2 (T2-58). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
July
Fri 02 Coursework scholarship applications: close for mid-year 2021
Tue 06 Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus for PhD and research masters students
Tue 06 Allocate+ adjustment: opens 10am for semester two (S2-01)
Wed 07 Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus for PhD and research masters students
Mon 12 Results: released for semester one (S1-01)
Wed 14 Course transfers: outcomes released for semester two
Fri 16 Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 4 (MO-TP4-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Mon 19 Mid-year Orientation Week: begins
Mon 19 Course transfers: last day to accept semester two offers (domestic students)
Wed 21 Course transfers: last day to accept semester two offers (international students)
Fri 23 Last day to add off-campus semester two (S2-01) units
Fri 23 Mid-year Orientation Week: ends
Mon 26 Semester two (S2-01) begins
Wed 28 Deferred and supplementary final assessment (exam) timetable published (in Allocate+): for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020
Fri 30 Fees due: for semester two (S2-01)
Sat 31 Graduation: applications close for October in Australia
August
Sun 01 Graduation: applications open for December in Australia (international coursework students, PhD, research masters, and some MNHS students only)
Sun 01 Enrolment: begins for the October 12-week teaching period (OCT12)
Mon 02 Census date for teaching period: MBA4 (MBA-TP4-01) and trimester B (TRI-B-29). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees
Mon 02 Last day to withdraw from full-year (FY-01) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail, (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Fri 06 Last day to add on-campus semester two (S2-01) units
Mon 09 Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): begin for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020
Mon 09 Allocate+ adjustment: closes 5pm for semester two (S2-01)
Fri 13 Deferred and supplementary final assessments (exams): end for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV12) 2020
Wed 25 Results (deferred and supplementary): released for semester one (S1-01), summer semester A (SSA-02) 2020, summer semester B (SSB-01) 2021 and November intake (NOV-12) 2020
Tue 31 Last day to withdraw from semester two (S2-01) units without Withdrawn showing on academic record, (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Tue 31 Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 3/2021 (international students)
Tue 31 Census date for teaching period: semester two (S2-01), semester two (extended) (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees
Tue 31 Graduation: applications close for December in Australia (international coursework students, PhD, research masters and some MNHS students only)
September
Wed 01 Graduate research scholarships: open for Round 1/2022 (international students)
Mon 06 Course transfers: applications open at 9am (Melbourne time) for semester one 2022
Fri 10 Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 5 (MO-TP5-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Thu 16 Graduation: ceremonies at Clayton campus have been postponed to December
Fri 24 Public holiday: Grand Final Friday (University closed)
Mon 27 Last day to withdraw from semester two (S2-01) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail, (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Mon 27 Mid-semester break: begins
Wed 29 Census date for teaching period: MBA5 (MBA-TP5-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Thu 30 Census date for teaching period: start semester two-finish semester one (S2-S1-02), start semester two-finish summer A (S2-SS-02) and trimester 3 (T3-58). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees
October
Fri 01 Mid-semester break: ends
Sun 03 Daylight saving starts: turn clocks forward one hour
Mon 04 Final assessment (exam) timetable published (in Allocate+): for semester two (S2-01)
Thu 07 Graduation: ceremonies at Clayton campus have been postponed to December
Mon 11 Re-enrolment (timely): begins for 2022
Wed 13 Graduation: applications open for March/April in Australia
Fri 22 Semester two (S2-01) ends. Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period with Withdrawn Fail showing on academic record. Units cannot be withdrawn after this date, (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Fri 22 Full year (FY-01) ends. Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period with Withdrawn Fail showing on your academic record. Units cannot be withdrawn after this date (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Mon 25 Swot vac: begins
Mon 25 October 12-week teaching period (OCT12) begins
Fri 29 Swot vac: ends
Fri 29 Course transfers: applications close at 11.59pm (Melbourne time) for semester one 2022
Sun 31 Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 4/2021 (domestic students)
November
Mon 01 Census date for teaching period: term 4 (T4-57) and semester 1 (northern) (S1-60). Last day to withdraw from units in these teaching periods without incurring fees
Mon 01 Graduate research scholarships: close for Round 2/2022 (domestic students)
Mon 01 Final assessments (exams): begin for semester two (S2-01)
Fri 05 Census date for teaching period: Monash Online 6 (MO-TP6-01). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Fri 05 Enrolment: ends for the October 12-week teaching period (OCT12)
Fri 19 Final assessments (exams): end for semester two (S2-01)
Fri 26 Re-enrolment (timely): ends for 2022
Sat 27 Re-enrolment (late): begins for 2022. A late fee applies
December
Mon 06 Results: released for semester two (S2-01)
Thu 09 Census date for teaching period: October 12-week teaching period (OCT12). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Fri 10 Re-enrolment (late): ends for 2022
Fri 10 Course transfers: semester one 2022 offers emailed to students
Mon 13 Graduation: ceremonies begin at Clayton campus (International coursework students, PhD, research masters and some MNHS students only)
Wed 15 Course transfers: last day for domestic students to accept an offer for semester one 2022
Sat 18 Graduation: ceremonies end at Clayton campus (International coursework students, PhD, research masters and some MNHS students only)
Mon 20 Last day to withdraw from October 12-week teaching period (OCT12) units with Withdrawn showing on academic record. Units withdrawn after this date will show as Withdrawn Fail, (exceptions apply under the grading and results update)
Mon 20 Mid-semester break begins: for October 12-week teaching period (OCT12)
Wed 22 Course transfers: eligible international students will receive an International Student Course Agreement (ISCA). To accept an offer, students must return their completed ISCA by 31 January 2022
Thu 23 University closed (reopens 4 Jan 2022)
Fri 24 Mid-semester break ends for October 12-week teaching period (OCT12)
Sat 25 Public holiday: Christmas Day (University closed)
Sun 26 Public holiday: Boxing Day (University closed)
Mon 27 Public holiday: replacement holiday for Christmas Day (University closed)
Mon 27 Self-directed study week: begins for October 12-week teaching period (OCT12)
Tue 28 Public holiday: replacement holiday for Boxing Day (University closed)
Fri 31 Census date for teaching period: trimester C (TRI-C-29). Last day to withdraw from units in this teaching period without incurring fees
Fri 31 Census date for teaching period: summer semester A (SSA-02). Penalty and teaching dates vary. To check the dates for your unit, see exceptions above this table
Fri 31 SA-HELP incurred date
Fri 31 Self-directed study week: ends for October 12-week teaching period (OCT12)
Fri 31 Graduation: applications close for March/April in Australia